I want to share with you all more information about the mathematical structure and design of the Bible. I will discuss various numbers and how they occur in the Bible and try according to my knowledge why God seems to use particular numbers repetatively...
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Gods Seal Of Seven ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Some people ... seem very skeptical about the number seven and say, its nothing but a coincidence and you can twist things to make everything out of anything. Well ... to those that have read they're Bible they will know that the number Seven is very important and comes hundreds of times in the Bible on the surface text. Two very important scriptures have inspired me to research into the the Biblical mathematical and numerical structure more and has led me and hundreds of others to beleive its not coincidence, but common sense says its design ...
Psalm 92:5 - "O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are VERY deep"
Yes thats right, Jesus's thoughts are very deep indeed. This is why it says in the bible that nothing is impossible for the Lord.
Psalm 118:19 says - "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law"
Ok lets break this scripture up... Firstly it says "Open though mine eyes" ... Now ... The psalmist cannot be blind, otherwise how can he write this scripture? What eyes is he talking about here? Spiritual eyes. Not physical eyes.
It then goes on to say "that i may behold WONDROUS things out of thy law"
The word torah means law, so its saying about God opening your spiritual eyes so you can behold wonderful things from the Torah. This tells us there is something more to the Bible, its not just a book. And as you read this today i will show you to the best of my ability that the Bible is not any ordinary book.
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Here are a main list of number Seven's that i have gathered from the SURFACE text ...
God rest's on the 7th day
Lamech lived 777 years before he died
Genesis 7:3 - "...Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female..."
Genesis 7:10 - "And it came to pass after SEVEN days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth."
Jacob served Rachel for SEVEN years
Joshua and the wall of Jerico - Circled for 7 days, 7 times on the 7th day
7 fatfleshed cows and 7 thin cows
7 ears of corn
7 good years of food and 7 years of famine
Naman was told to bathe in Jordan river 7 times
Revelation talks about 7 spirits, 7 churches, 7 angels, 7 trumpets...
The list is endless. Im sure most of you are aware that this number is used time and time again, it serves a purpose like i explained in my other numerics thread.
================= Decoding The Picture ================
Matthew 1:17 says - "So all the generations from Abraham to David are FOURTEEN generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are FOURTEEN generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are FOURTEEN generations"
Yet we see that The number of Generations from Abraham to Jesus also works in sets of Fourteen or Multiples of SEVEN.
Next ...
We see Paul fasted for how many days before his eye-sight was cured? 14 days. Yet 14 is a multiple of 7.
Daniel fasted and prayed and stood strong in God for how many days before the Angel came and gave him his answer? 21 Days. (21 is 3 x 7)
Next ...
We also see that Daniel prophecy's that the AntiChrist will sign a SEVEN Year peace Treaty? Why Seven again?
It says that the AntiChrist will receive power for 1,260 days and that he will break the peace treaty half-way in between.
3.5 years is just half of the number 7, and we see that 1,260 days is also equal to guess how many months? 42 months.
The war in Iraq also purposely lasted exactly 42 days did you know that?
42 is also a multiple of SEVEN. 6 x 7 = 42. Here again we see that everything seems to be working on a multiple of Seven's.
It is said ... that Three is the number of God that represents the Father Son and Holy Spirit ... and the number 4 being the number of this world (4 directions, 4 seasons, 4 winds etc), therefore ... 7 represents the reunion of God with men through his covenant of grace.
Seven is often viewed as a number representing Gods covenenant, and 3.5 symbolizes the "breaking" of this covenant and we see mathematically 3.5 is half of the number Seven.
=============== The Number 12 Explained ===============
12 Occurs many times in the bible too and in multiples of 12...
We see we have ...
12 Months in a Year
12 Disciples
12 Tribes of Israel
12 Hours of daylight
12 Hours of darkness
Jacob had 12 sons
etc etc
=================== Multiples Of 12 ==================
We see that the word Hallelujah occurs 24 times in Psalms, ... and 4 Times in the New Testament totalling 28, yet again making a multiple of 7 and 24 being a multiple of 12.
We also see revelations speaks of "24 elders seated on 24 seats" ... Its funny how 24 x 24 = 576, and the Jewish calender ends in 5760 if i remember correctly.
We see Revelations 144,000 chosen ones from the 12 tribes of Israel, "12,000" from each one of the "12" tribes selected to sing the new song it talks about.
The number 144 is also quite interesting ... We see that in the Bible God created everything in 6 days ... it also happens we have "24" hours in a day, yet again a multiple of 12...
If we do the sum 6 days x 24 hours per each day ... we get a total of 144, and 144 Reminds us of Revelations 144,000. Is this all just a coincidence or does it go to show there is a design?
12 is the number that represents government (not worldly government). No matter where we look we Satan copying Jesus kingdom, why Jesus's? Is it a coincidence that we have 12 signs in the Zodiac? Or has the number been copying by Satan from gods Kingdom? Why copy from Jesus? Whats special about him? Why not Copy from Islam or Hinduism or any other religion? Think about this for a moment.
================= Number 10 Explained ================
The Bible Also shows a pattern of using the number 10 ...
10 Commandments
10 Virgins - 5 foolish, 5 wise.
10 were needed to save Sodom and Gomorrah
10 Lepers Where cleaned, "1" returned and "9" didn't praise Jesus for it
A Tithe means "a TENTH" - People were told to give 1/"10th" for offering
10 Shekels
Tabernacle Had 10 Curtains - Exodus 26:1
etc etc
We see the Number 10 seems to be the number of Law, Judgment or Order. Coincidence, or Design?
==================== Number 40 ===================
We see the number Forty Used many times too ...
It Rained During The Flood For 40 days and 40 nights
Children of Israel eat Manna for 40 years
Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights
Joshua and Caleb came back from the land of Caanan after 40 days
God punished the Isrealites to roam the wilderness for 40 years
Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights
etc
Here we see ... the number 40 being used again and again, and for similar reasons ... The number is the number of trial and testing as well as a purification period or a time of Grace either by goodness or punishment.
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We see the same numbers cropping up again and again ... The bible has alot of mysteries hidden and tucked away waiting for us to discover it, its an immense wealth of information. We see that Jesus says that he IS his word, and we see that Jesus says "my words are spirit and they are life".
The Bible is no ordinary book, its a book of design, thought, clever mathematical structure, hidden mysteries inside tucked away. Instein got the Formula e=MC2 from Meditating on the beginning of Genesis.
When God tells us to Meditate on his word day and night, and to not let it out of our sight, do you think he is telling us for the Fun of it? does God not know that in this ungodly world we have so many other things to do? Our family responsiblity, our home, our work, education, social life etc. But still .. we see God repeatly telling us to Meditate, why? Because God has something hidden inside his word for YOU and he wants you to uncover this wealth of information and Gods blessing upon your life.
Take the story of Noah for example, it says in the Bible when talking about the end times that it shall be as in the days of Noah...
Figure this puzzle out ...
Noahs ark speaks about Rapture, Judgment, Salvation. Lets break up Noahs story and look at it in a more interesting point of view ...
Noahs Ark was a representation of Heaven, The ark had "3" decks, This speaks about the three parts of Heaven, and yet again we see this links in with the Trinity of God... (as the pattern shown to Moses of Heaven in the tabernacle, as Peter also said that he was caught upto the "Third" Heaven)
Noah's Ark was also a picture of "Eternal Security" for the TRUE BELEIVER. More information about that here http://www.lesfeldick.org/lesqa-c.html#5c
Noah's ark, the flood and the "New Beginning" was a picture of the End times also because just in the way that "8" people were "Saved" ... so shall the true beleivers be Saved Before the End Times. The Ark is also a picture about the Rapture and the Beleivers being caught away BEFORE Judgment.
The Flood - The flood is a picture of Judgment and destruction. We see that Noah's family were NOT part of the Judgment but were rather SAVED from it, in this same manner ... So Shall the Beleivers be Raptured and taken away into safety in Heaven With Jesus Whilst the "Flood" or in this case ... "The Great 7 Year Tribulation" perioid hits mankind.
Whats interesting is to see how AFTER the Flood ... The people that are saved start "a-fresh" and its a New Beginning if you like, We see that in Revelation it says that after the Rapture and Tribulation etc, We will reign on the Earth during what is called "The 7th" day with Jesus Christ for a Millenia, 1,000 Years. And all will be created new and fresh and destroyed by Fire.
What a Mighty god we serve. Such design, such perfection, such patterns and hidden pictures in the Bible, just waiting for us to be discovered. More On Bible Numerics and Mysteries coming soon.
God Bless,
Scorpz.